SEALs life taken in Yemen???

[tfwmissions]

To all SEALs out there. Doug, Wetwash, Wazz, etc.... When a SEAL dies overseas in a country such as Yemen, does the government cover up the death and say it was a training op, or he died in a training excercise so as to not alarm or start a conflict over a possible black op??? Was that the case in the SEAL that died in Yemen in a
"so called" vehicle training excercise? Thanks!

[Wazz]

tfw
Good question. But the answer will not really offer readers something in the way of valuable impact.

How the SEAL in Yemen was really killed is problably not known to only those who were in the immediate area of assignment of the killed SEAL, and also to those in the chain of Command above that SEAL. If and when some fellow SEALs return from that Yemen area and are re-united with their Stateside friends, the real detailed story will be surfaced in the NSW community.

You may compare this reply with other NSC postings of this morning that place a different slant on how information is reported to the U.S. population. Some readers say too much is reported, others say not enough, and a group will say what is reported is aimed at selling ink. What happens to one U.S. Serviceman in a jeep or mountain patrol will be reported to the public in a line of communication to please the reporting persons. Not the public. Ernie Pyle no longer exists.

[Chickenhawk]

TFW: Let me clarify this one. When a SEAL is killed in combat, the family will be notified as expeditiously as possible--hopefully before the press puts it out on the boob tube. Imagine how upset you would be to hear your son's name on television, before anyone from his command informed you! The same is true for any service member, serving in any capacity in the Armed Forces. With that said, credit will be given where credit is due. If a service member dies in combat, the family will be notified that he died in combat. Depending on the nature of the outfit he served with, the mission he was on, or the area he was working in when killed, not all details may be reported, due to Operational Security (OPSEC). Bottom line is this: if you lay down your life defending your country, that is how you will be remembered.

Hope this answers your question a little better.

[Wazz]

tfw
An additional comment.

I should of also posted what Chickenhawk did. His words complete the process by which the public and family are notified of a SEALs death. I appreciate Chickenhawk's addition, as death is the ultimate finallity of a SEAL's service and complete recognition to the passing SEAL should be offered in a thorough presentation.